The Scorpio Files Episode Guide
*The following are episode summaries I wrote.  Some of the dates are vague because the dates on the tapes are either confusing or are missing entirely. 

The Asian Quarter Mystery, 1985

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September 6, 1985: Frisco & Felicia return from their trip and give Tony & Tania their blessing to marry. Grant says good-bye to Anna, while an unforgiving Robert visits Sean in prison. Anna says goodbye to Buzz and Robert, after which Frisco and Felicia pick her up to go to the airport. Derek visits Sean in the hopes of getting an interview. Robert comes home to find an adorable little girl, Robin, has been dropped off at his home.

September 9, 1985: Frisco, Felicia, & Anna say good-bye. Robert's confused over who Robin is and why she was left in his care. Felicia, Frisco and Burt help out with Robin, who takes an immediately liking to Felicia. Felicia tells Robin a story, and later Robert tucks his little ward into bed. Anna arrives home to find Filomena tied up and the apartment trashed. Both are worried about Robin, who's suppose to be at summer camp.

September 10, 1985: Anna grills a camp counselor and learns that Robin was taken from camp. Upset, she tells Filomena who then insists Anna tell Robert. Robin tells Robert about her friend "Luv" and plays with Frisco, Felicia, & Robert. Felicia tells Robin another story. Robert's touched when Robin tells him she dreamed he was her dad.

September 11, 1985: Anna gives in to Filomena's insistance that she call Robert after receiving a note from Robin's kidnappers. Everyone notices Robert's attachment to his little ward and Frisco teases him about it. Robin makes pancakes for Robert. While on the docks with Frisco and Felicia, Robin's doll is almost stolen. Later, someone breaks into Robert's house, where Frisco and Felicia are babysitting Robin. Frisco calls Robert, who's in New York. There, Filomina just misses running into Robert at the police station. 

September 12, 1985: Anna searches frantically for Robert, running into Grant at GH. Robin's having fun with babysitters Frisco and Felicia. Wearing Frisco's jacket, Josh is mistaken for his friend and collapses. 

September 13, 1985: Robert arrives home and tells an upset Frisco that his friend Josh is dead. Robert tucks Robin in, and is suprised when a flustered Anna arrives. They're interrupted when Robin, recognizing "Luv's" voice, rushes downstairs. As a relieved Anna hugs Robin, Robert realizes she's Robin's mum. After calling Filomina, Anna tucks Robin into bed and then has a heart-to-heart with Robert. While the duo try to figure out why someone is after their child, Filomina finds another note under her door from Robin's kidnappers.

September 16, 1985: Everyone's still upset over Josh. After being chased, Frisco realizes he was the intended victim, not Josh. Filomina arrives and shows Robert and Anna the note. Robert talks to Mr. Dem (played by George Takai), who in turn calls Mr. Wu. Robert and Anna get another threatening note. Robin mistakes Yank for his brother, the man who took her from summer camp. Robert questions Yank about his brother. Frisco announces he's leaving his tv job. Robert calls Holly, who's waiting for him in Australia. 

September 17, 1985: While Bobbie and Felicia talk about marriage, Frisco asks Burt to give him a job on the police force. Robin & Anna talk about Robert, and meet up with Frisco, who races off after learning Felicia went to the Asian Quarter to meet Jade. Frisco's spotted by Kim, Wu's grandson. Felicia tells Frisco she wants to live together. On the docks, Robin's attacked while learning to rollerskate and Buzz treats her. The little girl tells Anna the stranger deliberately pushed her. Anna tucks Robin in. Yank shows Buzz a bomb threat.

September 18, 1985: Under the guise of playing a game, Robert tries to get Robin to identify the man who pushed her and is suprised that the little girl knows exactly what he's doing. Robert & Anna agree to later tell Robin they are her parents.

September 19, 1985: An evacuation of the Asian quarter is ordered. Robert, Anna, and Burt go to the bomb, where Anna begins disarming it. Despite her pleas that Robin needs at least one parent alive, Robert refuses to leave Anna alone with the bomb. Robert also sends Frisco on a mission and questions the greenshirts. Filomina tries to calm an upset Robin down, and she later refuses to let Frisco talk to Robert. Arriving home, Robert finds Celia verbally attacking Anna and tells Celia off. When Celia snidely remarks about Robert not telling Holly about Robin, Robert coolly informs her Holly already knows. Frisco & Felicia make out.

September 20, 1985: Frisco & Felicia tell Robert & Anna about Mr. Wu. Later, a knife is thrown at the young couple. Robert tells Patrick he's no longer a suspect, then meets Wu. Burt surprises Robert and Anna with the news that Sean's escaped prison.

September 24, 1985: Robin plays with Frisco, Felicia, and Robert, who's arm is in a sling. Anna tries to go undercover playing photographer, but Wu's man breaks Anna's camera. Frisco tells Robert about the greenshirt leaders. Meanwhile, Sean meets with Wu and Kim, and tells Wu he needs to get to Anna. Sean then watches Tey, Yank's brother. Anna catches one of the greenshirts.  Frisco tries to talk to greenshirts. Robin announces she's cooking dinner.

September 26, 1985: While Sean mets with Wu, Robert & Anna wondering about his whereabouts. Robin's doll is stolen. Frisco remembers Kim's the burgular and insists Robert arrest him. Felicia & Jade gossip about Yank, who misses his brother's frantic call. Kim wants to kill Frisco. Sean threatens Anna about Robin, causing a terrified Anna to prepare to flee with Robin. After Robert refuses to let Frisco go undercover, he finds another way. Robin has flashbacks of putting the black pearls in her doll's eyes. Wu orders Sean to take the child

September 27, 1985: Frisco begins to play the drunken bum. Robert realizes Anna & Robin are missing. The ladies, who are being followed, hide out at Dino's restaurant (which is run by Filomina's cousin, Angelina). Robin recognizes Tey, who's then run down. Frisco wants to take the rap in order to go undercover. Robert & Frisco plan to frame Frisco to go undercover. Anna & gang are trapped in the kitchen as Wu's men circle in.

September 30, 1985: Robert's worried as Anna and ramily go on the run again, and are then rescued by the Green Shirts from Wu's men. The Brownstone gang are upset over Frisco's arrest. Anna calls Grant for help, but he's knocked out by Sean. Robert arrives in time to save his family. Frisco gets upset over Tony's paying his bail. At home, Robert and Anna find an unconscious Grant. A furiuos Robert swears to Anna he's going to get Wu.

October 1, 1985: Robert & Frisco meet in a dive bar and decide they want to find Sean. Wu and Sean talk about the black pearls and exporting, and are looking to find Frisco. Anna feels guilty as Robert covers for her when the learn about the Ancient One. Ginny Webber interviews Robert on tv about Frisco, who's suppose to jump bail and go undercover. Frisco's looking for Sean, Sean's looking for Frisco, and a vengeful Yank is looking for Frisco as well. Everyone's upset over Robert's negative tv interview. Yank knocks out Frisco, who's then found by Sean.

October 2, 1985: Anna & Robert worry about Robin, who doesn't like her new doll. At gh, a sick asian child has Robin's stolen doll [which has the black pearls for eyes]. Frisco hiding out at Olin's, and meets up with Kim and Sean. Kim and Wu plan a test to prove Frisco's gone bad. Meanwhile Felicia's upset over Robert's interview. Anna hits the roof after Holly calls telling her she wants Robin, and storms off after tells Robert that Holly can't have her child.

October 4, 1985: (need to do....)

October 7, 1985: Robert confronts Wu, who then orders Frisco to kidnap Robin. Frisco watches from a far as an upset Felicia cries over him.  Robert finds Anna at GH with Robin, who's playing with the children there since the security is better than the park or docks. 

October 9, 1985: Confessing the undercover scheme to Yank, Robert gets Yank to agree to be a liason between Robert and Frisco. Olin's nephew helps Frisco, who later is caught by Kim sneaking out to meet up with Robert. Kim harrasses a disguised Robert, then tells Frisco tells Robert he has to kidnap Robin. Robert convinces an angry Anna to let Frisco "kidnap" Robin.

October 11, 1985: While a Frisco nervous prepares to "kidnap" Robin, Anna & Robert prepare Robin for the "kidnapping game". Anna frets about security and losing Robin. Felicia unknowningly ends up taking Filomina's place and the game proceeds. Frisco "fails" to grab Robin due to the Greenshirts interference. Anna and Robert reassure Robin that they won't let anyone take her away, then lie to Felicia. Kim's uncertain about Frisco.

October 15, 1985: As Everyone worries about Frisco, Kim and Sean confront Felicia. Sean tells Felicia she has 48 hours to give him the pearls before he kills Frisco. Tony rails at Robert. Anna and Robin's dance ends as a scaried Felicia arrives. Robert & Anna fight over Sean and Frisco.

October 17, 1985: Robert gets some fake black pearls. While Olin helps Frisco, Felicia & Yank confront Jade about her family. Jimmy Lee and Edward try to con Felicia, who Sean had left in control of his shipping company. Jade finds out the truth about her family. Robert tells a stubborn Frisco the game is over. Anna & the greenshirts practice martial arts before going to rescue Frisco, but Frisco refuses to leave.

October 18, 1985: Yank tells Robert & Anna that Frisco's time is up, as Sean and Kim kidnap Frisco. Jade delivers a note from Robert to Yank. Before leaving to give Wu the fake pearls, Robert shows Anna his new will which leaves half of his belongings to Robin. Anna knocks out Robert to take his place in delivering the pearls.

October 21, 1985: Anna ties up Robert and covers when Buzz appears. She then leaves to take the fake pearls to Wu. Jade confronts Kim and Wu. Sean and Frisco challenging one another. Robin won't untie Robert because she thinks they're playing a game. Buzz intercepts Anna on her way to deliver the pearls, whle Sean tries stalling Wu. Anna delivers the fake pearls to Wu, who quickly realizes he's being duped. Robert finally convinces Robin to untie him, and before rushing off, tells her he'd like her to grow up and be like "Luv". Olin frees Frisco. Buzz gets in Robert's face over Anna, who's now a hostage of Wu's. Sean takes the bullet for Frisco

October 22, 1985: Olin & grandson tend to hurt Frisco and Sean as Robert frantically tries to find Anna. Robin upsets Felicia. Robert gets caught rescuing Anna but they get away. They and the greenbelts think Frisco is dead. A saddened Robert tells Felicia and Tony that Frisco is dead. Frisco wakes up.

October 25, 1985: Robert continues to blame himself over Frisco's "death". A grateful Frisco tells Felicia he won't turn Sean in and she breaks up with him. Yank and gang watching over Sean as Frisco reveals himself to Robert & Anna. Robert & Anna fight about Sean. 

October 28, 1985: Robert searches for Frisco, who argues with Yank about Sean. Felicia's still upset over Frisco protecting Sean, but she won't gell Robert where Frisco and Sean are. She asks Anna to deal with Robert, who threatens Yank to reveal Sean's whereabouts. Frisco and Tony briefly reunite. Jake wants to turn Frisco in to clear him. Robert and Anna argue. Robin tells Robert a bedtime story. Frisco proclaims his love for Felicia

November 1, 1985: Anna goes to stop Robert from catching Frisco, and he rails at her about Frisco and Sean. Sean sneaks into Robert's house and meets Robin, then arranges for babysitter Felicia to meet with Frisco. Robert questioning Kim at the police station. Frisco upset Sean left, until Felicia arrives and tells him that Sean arranged for them to be alone together. A weary Anna finds Sean bonding with Robin, and the two old friends confer. Burt points out Robert's affection for Robin. Frisco comes clean with Felicia. Sean almost runs into Robert leaving. Robin leaves after overhearing Robert & Anna fighting about being her parents.

November 4, 1985: Frisco tells Felicia to let Tony and Tania know the truth. Robin runs away. Robert & Anna realize Robin is  gone and begin searching for her. At GH, a little asian girl who has Robin's doll is going to have surgery. Felicia dreams of Frisco. Robert and Anna become more frantic looking for Robin.

November 5, 1985: Sean becomes ill again. Buzz tries to console Anna, who tells him about the buddhas and the pearls. They then go looking for Robin. Sean's condition worsens.

November 6, 1985: Robert mistakenly thinks Sean and Wu took Robin. Felicia learns Robin is missing. Robert searches Wu's place. Meanwhile, Yank treats Sean and tells him and a stunned Frisco that Robin is missing. At GH, Robin hides out and steals food. Jade eavesdrops on her grandfather, then shows Yank the book she stole from her brother. Robert misses his daughter, while Felicia misses Frisco. Anna tells Robert the key to finding Robin is the black pearls. Wu's cat almost gets Frisco caught.

November 7, 1985: Olin can decipher Kim's book; Robert's having a bad day; etc. (need to finish....)

November 8, 1985:  (need to do....)

November 11, 1985: The Ancient One tries to get Robin to tell him who she is. Robert, Buzz, and Anna worry over Robin. While Sean and gang hide in the catacombs, Robert searches again for Robin. The Ancient One tells Robin he's in hiding like her.

November 12, 1985: Wu's upset that Kim hasn't found Robin yet. Robert and gang preparing to question hospital staff about Robin, while Wu's man sees Robin. Buzz and Anna look for Robin at the hospital. Robin reflects on taking the pearls and putting them in her doll's eyes. Edward and Jimmy Lee upset Felicia. Wu is told that Robin has been located.

November 13, 1985: Robin keeps her secrets and hides the pearls again. Sean and Frisco hear Wu order Jade to stop seeing Yank. After hiding in the Ancient One's house, Kim is prevented from stealing the pearls & Robin's doll by the Greenshirts. Kim and his thugs then kidnap the Ancient One's bodyguard. Felicia tells Yank about Jade's being forced to lie to him. Wu's furious over Kim's failure to get the pearls.

November 15, 1985: Frisco's getting impatient. Robert, Yank, and Jade find the Ancient One's bodyguard tied up. Buzz and Anna just miss seeing the Ancient One and Robin on the docks. Sean and Frisco monitor Wu and Kim. Robin gives the pearls to Ancient One. In the Asian Quarter, Yank proclaims the Ancient One's return. Anna and gang find Filomenia collapsed on the floor and rush her to the hospital. Frisco flees after hearing Kim admit to killing Josh. Robert and Anna are upset over Filomenia and Robin. Sean's able to talk sense into an impatient Frisco.

November 18, 1985(need to do....)

November 21, 1985 (need to do....)

November 22, 1985: Anna and Buzz search Robin. Olin and others identify Kim in police line-up, but Kim walks. Olin chats with Robert. Robin & Anna are finally reuntied on the docks.

November 25, 1985: Robin and the Ancient One are kidnapped by Wu's men. A shaken Anna tells Robert that Robin's been taken. Olin finds her place trashed. Everyone searches for Robin. Derek tells Wu he can't have the cannery for another 10 days. Robert & gang set up shop in the Bamboo Bar not knowing Robin and the Ancient One are being held hostage behind the bar's wall. Robert and gang confront Wu then leave. Meanwhile, people passing along the pearls around the Asian Quarter to protect them from Wu and his men.

November 26, 1985: Anna has to put her grief over Robin's disappearance to help Buzz after Monica tells her the hospital board is going after him for letting Anna use the medical van. She and Patrick argue for Buzz. Recovering in the hospital, Filomenia insists on seeing Robin. Sean tries to get Anna & Buzz to remember the details of the kidnapping.

November 27, 1985: Robert finally emerges from the secret room. Frisco begs Olin for help with the pearls, but Wu learns about the pearls. Anna remembers seeing the costumed figures. Frisco and Olin are being watched by Kim. Robert and gang realize that Robin and the Ancient One are being held at the bar. A relieved Robert and Anna retrieve their daughter and the Ancient One and return to Robert's house.

November 28, 1985: Thanksgiving prepartions throughout Port Chuck. When Frisco and Felicia ask Sean to help get Edward and Jimmy Lee off Felicia's back, Donely calls Edward and tells him and Jimmy Lee to stay away from Felicia. Bed-ridden Filomenia wants to see Robin. Robert & Anna decide not to tell Robin about the past. Robin visits the Ancient One and Filomenia at GH. 

November 29, 1985: Kim gets hold of the pearls. Robert & Anna talk to Robin about being her parents. Frisco and Felicia get some snuggle time. Kim knocks Jade out after she gets the pearls away. A bleeding Jade later calls Yank for help, and Wu's upset over Kim hurting his sister.

December 2, 1985: Robert and gang learn the Council of 6 is in town. Robin asks Buzz to escort Anna to the celebration. Meanwhile, Sean & Robert crash Wu's meeting & plant a bug, then listen in to the meeting. Anna & Buzz talk about the future. The Ancient One buys the cannery. Robert and gang preparing to get Wu while the celebration is going on, not realizing that Kim is hiding bombs on the pier.

December 3-13 1985:   (need to do...)

December 16, 1985: Burt and Anna get in trouble for allowing Sean to stay in hospital, while Frisco has a rough time at the police academy.

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